Device for hanging pictures



S. M. CHASE. DEVICE FOR HANGING PICTURES. APFLICAIION FILED MAR. 7. 1921.

Patentd Oct-24,1922.

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Patented Get. 24, 1922.

t. ha a SIDNEY M. CHASE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

DEVICE FOR HANGING PICTURES.

AppIication filed March 7.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY M. CHASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Hanging Pictures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for hanging pictures. An object is to provide for hanging pictures in such manner that when they are in place there will be two portions or stretches of the suspending cord ly1ng close together and extending between the top of the picture and the hook from which the picture is hung. When the picture is thus hung, the two portions of the wires may be covered with material which harmoniZes with the decorations of the room, and there will appear to be a single ornamental hanger supporting the picture. Another object is to provide a fastener which may be readily applied to the two portions of the cord so as to hold them together at the back of the picture and below the top thereof.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detaileddescription, and the novel features embodied in my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the application of my invention,

Fig. 1 is'a view in perspective of one form of fastener which I may apply. Fig. 2 is an end elevational view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view illustrating my method of hanging pictures. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view showing the manner in which two branches of the suspending cord are securely held by the fastener. Fig. 5 is a detail view showin another manner of using my fastener.

eferring to the form of fastener shown in the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the fastener as an entirety. This fastener is made of' suitable sheet material and a plate of such material of the proper size may be readily shaped in dies to provide the construction which is best shown in Fig. 1. On opposite ends of the fastener are similar pairs of hooks 12 and 14, the two hooks of each pair having their free ends extending toward each other, and one pair of hooks lying adjacent the front face of the fastener and the other pair of hooks lying adjacent the rear face of the fastener. The

1921. Serial No. 450,137.

opposite sides of the fastener are preferably provided with slots 16 and 18, and the flat body portion is preferably provided with openings'19. The manner in which a picture may be hung by using my fastener is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. A. picture cord 20 of the proper length is fastened at its two ends to the back of the picture P at 22 and 24 and the intermediate portion of the cord is placed over a hook H positioned on the molding M. The two end portions of the cord are brought toward each other and passed under the pair of hooks 12 as best shown in Fig. 4, the two portions of the cord being then passed through the slots 16 and 18 to the outer face of the fastener and then under the pair of hooks 14. The fastener may be readily applied to the cord in this manner and on account of the angular deflection of the cord, the latter will be held securely so that the two portions are close together for their full extent between the top of the picture and the hook H. The picture as shown in Fig. 3 has its back turned away from the wall, merely for convenience of illustration to show the position of the fastener with relation to the picture. The two exposed portions of the cord may be wound or otherwise suitably covered with fabric or decorating material which harmonizes with the decorations of the room in which the picture is hung. It is obvious that my invention may be used in connection with a picture cord which has been attached to the picture in the customary manner. Another manner of using my fastener is shown in Fig. 5 in which the cord 22 is attached to the picture in a manner similar to that shown in Fig. 3 but is shorter so that when the middle of this cord is positioned on one side of the fastener and the cord is passed through the slots 16 and 18 to the other side of the fastener and then under the hooks 12, the fastener will be held at the back of the picture upon the cord. A single cord 24 may then be passed through the upper opening 19 and secured to the fastener by twisting the cord and then used to hang the picture from the picture molding. It is obvious that on account of the duplicate openings and hooks on the fastener that it can be used either side up.

' I claim:

1. A fastener for application to picture cords comprising a metal piece having a fiat body portion, a pair of books on one end of said portion lying adjacent the front face thereof, and a pair of hooks on the other end of said portion lying adj acent the rear face thereof, the opposite edges of said body portion being provided with slots for the passage of a cord attached to the picture and the-body portion being provided with an opening Which is adapted for securing a suspendingcord.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

SIDNEY M. CHASE. 

